Yorktown Heights: Vegetable Container Gardening. Learn to grow your plants and seeds in containers so that you can have fresh herbs and vegetables in just a few short weeks. Registration required; $20 per person, $5 for children under 12. Walk-ins welcome. 1 p.m. Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover St., 914-962-2368.

March 23

Somers: Great Shrubs for Your Landscape. Slide program highlighting shrubs that will add interest to your landscape all year long. 2-3 p.m. Free. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35.

Upper Nyack: Annual Flower Show, sponsored by the Garden Club of Nyack. Free. 1 to 4 p.m. The theme for this year's show is "The Hudson River Valley." Upper Nyack Elementary School, 336 N. Broadway.

Somers: Seed Starting Workshop. Also April 12. A two-session class in the greenhouse to show you how to start your summer veggie seeds. 10:30 a.m.-noon. $25; pre-registration required at 914-886-5108 or carolinesgardens@aol.com. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35.

Patterson: How to Plan a Garden. The Putnam Cornell Cooperative Extension will teach you how to take a step back and design your flower or vegetable garden with space in mind. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome if space allows. 1 p.m. Free. Library, 1167 Route 311, 845-878-6121 ext.10.

Mahopac: A Garden of Colors: Planning a Colorful Landscape. Discover how to plan, plant and maintain a colorful landscape at home. During this presentation each participant will plan his/her own garden of perennial plants which maintain colorful blooms and foliage throughout spring, summer and fall. Learn about the best choices for planting, keeping flowers in bloom for as long as possible, what blooms when and how to make the most of what you plant. Registration is required. 7 p.m. Free. Library, 668 U.S. Route 6, 845-628-2009, ext 100.

Rye: 2014 Daffodil Show, an annual celebration of narcissus blooms of every cultivar and species. Come with friends or family to see winning entries at the sunny yellow 1907 Carriage House of the Jay Heritage Center. Entries accepted between 8 and 10:15; viewing 1:30-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Little Garden Club of Rye. Free. Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Road.

April 25

Bronx: Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Antiques for the Garden and the Garden Room. More than 30 established exhibitors display centuries of classic design inspiration gathered from across the United States and Europe. 10 a.m. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd.

April 26

Greenwich, Conn.: Green Schools Walk in the Pinetum. Come find out about the many ways Greenwich students have been contributing to our natural resources. Come on a hike and tour trail projects of the past, present and future with Deanna Novak and Meg McAuley Kaicher. Learn how students can get involved, get their hands dirty, and link up to global conservation efforts. Registration required. 10 a.m. Free. Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible St. www.gecgreenwich.org, 203-869-9242.

Yorktown Heights: Wild Edibles. Farmer and naturalist Wilson Chang leads a workshop where you get your hands dirty foraging for a variety of native species and then cook what you find. Adults only. 10 a.m. $20. Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover St., 914-962-2368.

New City: Seed Selection and Starts at Home!. Excited about gardening this year, but not so sure about starting your veggies from seed? The workshop will cover the basics of seed selection, timing, growing mediums, germination, lighting and making the most of your soil. Farmer Shane Hardy will discuss why you might choose one seed for a 250-member CSA and another for a small home garden. Be prepared to get soiled with soil. 10 a.m. $15. Cropsey Community Farm, 220 S. Little Tor Road, 845-634-3167.

Briarcliff Manor: Spring and Summer Wildflowers, with Carol Gracie, author and lecturer who has worked for the Nature Conservatory and the New York Botanical Garden. 11:45 a.m. Free. Briarcliff Manor Garden Club, which is accepting new members, 48 Macy Road, 914-432-8529.

Greenwich, Conn.: Organic Composting, Vermiculture, Bokashi. Master Gardener Nick Mancini will teach you how to build an inexpensive bin, make you aware of the difference between hot piles versus cold composting, and which bins are best for each process. He will discuss vermicomposting and the Japanese way of composting called bokashi. One lucky person will win a bunch of red wigglers to start a wormery. Registration required. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $35 plus material fee. Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible St., 203-869-9242.

Greenwich, Conn.: Getting the Most out of your Vegetable Garden. Location: 668 Lake Ave. Small spaces can produce an abundant harvest when following a succession planting plan. Join Alan Gorkin for a walk through the teaching vegetable garden at Lake Avenue Farm to see first-hand how to get the maximum yield from your vegetable garden. He will focus on companion and succession planting, followed by questions and answers. Registration required. 10 a.m.-noon. $35 plus material fee. Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible St., 203-869-9242.

June 4

Briarcliff Manor: Annual June Picnic. Briarcliff Manor Garden Club will be holding its annual June picnic inside the Pavilion at Law Memorial Park. Please bring an appetizer, entree, salad or a dessert to this event. Also a flower or two from your garden in a vase and a placemat to enhance your dining experience. Non-members welcome.Accepting new memberships: 914-432-8529 11:30 a.m. Free. Law Memorial Park Pavilion, Pleasantville Road.